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>> i think both candidates are likely to be somewhat vague in their discussion of proposals to great jobs. if i were asking the question, i think the one that i with like to hear answered most would be, what are you going to do about the approaching fiscal cliff if we go over the fiscal cliff, if we plunge over the highest bluff along the fiscal cliff, it's very likely the economy will fall into recession and the unemployment rate instead of being 8 at the end of next year will be above 9. so the first thing that any elected official needs to do in 2013 is prevent job losses by doing something about the fiscal cliff. >> susie: are you predicting a recession? >> no, we're not. we do think that in a crisis environment at the 11th hour, some sort of arrangement will be made that will delay the fiscal contraction that's on the books now. so that the economy will continue to grow in the first half of next year, but at a slow pace. >> susie: thanks, joel. joel prakken, chairman of macro economic advisors. >> tom: still ahead, what's worse than training somebody and having them leave? not t
>> i think both candidates are likely to be somewhat vague in their discussion of proposals to great jobs. if i were asking the question, i think the one that i with like to hear answered most would be, what are you going to do about the approaching fiscal cliff if we go over the fiscal cliff, if we plunge over the highest bluff along the fiscal cliff, it's very likely the economy will fall into recession and the unemployment rate instead of being 8 at the end of next year will be above...
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a majority of both houses? the effectiveness of policy on the minds of people tonight. let's hear from michael, in kentucky, an independent there. what would you be asking if you could? >caller: i am looking in the news media, everywhere, there is not a third party candidates who will be speaking tonight. if it was a third party, i would ask obama and mitt romney, what they would do about toning down the procedures of the tsa that are invasive. also, i do my research on line, mainly. alex jones and gary johnson -- i would ask him what he would do. i wish you were in the debate. thank you for your time. good bye. >> we will be talking to the democratic co-chairman of the commission on presidential debates. we'll ask him about why no third-party is represented on the stage tonight. tonight -- next is a call from eveline in florida, a republican. caller: hi, my name is eveline. i would ask romney as a diehard republican myself, i would ask him, do you think that i am a stupid person to believe that after saying yo
a majority of both houses? the effectiveness of policy on the minds of people tonight. let's hear from michael, in kentucky, an independent there. what would you be asking if you could? >caller: i am looking in the news media, everywhere, there is not a third party candidates who will be speaking tonight. if it was a third party, i would ask obama and mitt romney, what they would do about toning down the procedures of the tsa that are invasive. also, i do my research on line, mainly. alex...
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both vice presidential candidates have criss-crossed iowa just in the past few weeks, a sign both parties still think they can win here. president obama has taken a lead in recent polls. still, he is not headed into this election with the same ad hntage he had in 2008 when he won the state by ten points. two years ago, the republican party chipped away at the democrats lead, and now claim almost 11,000 more registered active voters. mitt romney came in a close second here in the january caucuses, that's four years after he ignored, and lost, the state-- also proof of how campaigning here can make a difference. republicans want to capitalize on that momentum. >> in 2008, the obama campaign had the organizational advantage in iowa. in 2012, republicans have stepped up their game. they had done more by april than john mccain did in iowa by election night in 2008. >> reporter: but political support in iowa doesn't simply rely on the sheer force of campaigning. there are more voters registered without party affiliation in iowa than there are republicans or democrats. many iowans measure the ca
both vice presidential candidates have criss-crossed iowa just in the past few weeks, a sign both parties still think they can win here. president obama has taken a lead in recent polls. still, he is not headed into this election with the same ad hntage he had in 2008 when he won the state by ten points. two years ago, the republican party chipped away at the democrats lead, and now claim almost 11,000 more registered active voters. mitt romney came in a close second here in the january...
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both parties -- theodore roosevelt on the republican side. franklin roosevelt pa on franklin rooseveltr on the democratic side. kennedy and johnson. we have had that to face down the powerful interests. president obama had the mandate to do it in 2009, as we have been discussing. i do not think he did it the way he could have done it. i am hoping after the election he will see that america needs is so much, the leadership to actually move beyond the vested interest right now, that he will take that as his personal legacy need as well as our countries priority. tavis: out in paperback with a brand new preface -- "the price of civilization." written by jeffrey sachs. jeffrey sachs, good to have you on this program. we appreciate your insights. thanks for your time. >> thank you so much. tavis: thanks for watching. >> there is a saying that dr. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to complet
both parties -- theodore roosevelt on the republican side. franklin roosevelt pa on franklin rooseveltr on the democratic side. kennedy and johnson. we have had that to face down the powerful interests. president obama had the mandate to do it in 2009, as we have been discussing. i do not think he did it the way he could have done it. i am hoping after the election he will see that america needs is so much, the leadership to actually move beyond the vested interest right now, that he will take...
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president barack obama and governor mitt romney, they are both getting ready to take the stage and compete face to face for the first time in this campaign. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world to debate night in america. i'm wolf blitzer. there's enormous pressure on president obama and governor romney right now. the biggest challenges facing the country are on the line as well as the outcome of this election. even the candidates' wives are feeling the stress. we have cnn exclusives tonight. brand new interviews with michelle obama and ann romney. the first lady shared her debate anxiety with our jessica yellin. >> i get so nervous at these debates and you know, i'm like one of those parents watching their kid on the balance beam. just standing there just trying not to, you know, have any expression at all. >> ann romney revealed to our gloria borger that she helped reassure her husband during past debates. >> and almost after every answer that he gives, he'll find me in the audience to see, was that good? was that okay? >> we're going to have much more
president barack obama and governor mitt romney, they are both getting ready to take the stage and compete face to face for the first time in this campaign. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world to debate night in america. i'm wolf blitzer. there's enormous pressure on president obama and governor romney right now. the biggest challenges facing the country are on the line as well as the outcome of this election. even the candidates' wives are feeling the...
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obama. the president will stand at the podium on the right, mitt romney at the podium on the left. this debate is separated into six 15-minute segments focusing heavily on the economy. touching down in denver this afternoon, president obama has prepared more for these debates than any sitting president in the modern era. while anticipation builds at the tightly controlled debate site mitt romney fine tuned his message in private, advisers say, relaxing with three of his sons and fueling up on a peanut butter and honey sandwich. >> i believe that the 21st century can be better than the 20th. >> you can do that. it's your future. go claim it. >> reporter: outside the debate hall cameras caught a brief glimpse of the candidates' motorcades. their walkthroughs inside the 1500-seat arena, kept out of view. >> two, three, four, five. >> reporter: for days advisers from both sides have been negotiating details from lighting to the angle of the podiums. the rules even address which spouse will be in
obama. the president will stand at the podium on the right, mitt romney at the podium on the left. this debate is separated into six 15-minute segments focusing heavily on the economy. touching down in denver this afternoon, president obama has prepared more for these debates than any sitting president in the modern era. while anticipation builds at the tightly controlled debate site mitt romney fine tuned his message in private, advisers say, relaxing with three of his sons and fueling up on a...
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but first up, both mitt romney and president obama are in their respective hotel rooms now. they're making final preparations for the big debate and cnbc's own john harwood joins us live with the details. good evening, john. >> good evening, larry. two hours from that debate we've gotten a reminder in the last 24 hours with a slew of polls of how high the stakes are in this debate. we forget sometimes because we talk about how mitt romney is down in the race but he's still got a chance. only down 3 points nationally in the journal/nbc poll. in key swing points he's pulling even in florida, down 1, closer in virginia, down 2, he's still down by 8 percentage points in our poll in the state of ohio, which is a problem for this reason. look at the map of swing states. if you look at the ones where mitt romney is running within 4 points of president obama, places like florida, virginia, iowa, missouri where he's ahead, north carolina where he's even or ahead, you add all those to the solid states for mitt montana and the leaning states for mitt romney, he's still only at 263 elec
but first up, both mitt romney and president obama are in their respective hotel rooms now. they're making final preparations for the big debate and cnbc's own john harwood joins us live with the details. good evening, john. >> good evening, larry. two hours from that debate we've gotten a reminder in the last 24 hours with a slew of polls of how high the stakes are in this debate. we forget sometimes because we talk about how mitt romney is down in the race but he's still got a chance....
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a new poll by the "wall street journal" and nbc news shows he is gaining on president obama, both nationwide and in a couple of swing states. the parent company of fox news channel owns the journal, by the way. according to the poll, the president now leads governor romney by 3 points among likely voters across the country, that's down from 5 points two weeks ago. the survey also shows the president's lead dropping to 1 point in the state of florida and two points in virginia. both of those statistical ties now. but the president actually gained a point in ohio and his 8-point lead is well outside the margin of error there. jim talent is a former republic senator from the state of missouri. and romney campaign advisor. he is with us here in denver as well. senator, good evening, thank you. what's governor romney's job number one tonight? >> well, if he was out here, shepard, his job number one would be to stand upright in the wind. since he he is going to be inside, i think his job is to go large about the issues and about the choice before the american people in this election. you know, vic
a new poll by the "wall street journal" and nbc news shows he is gaining on president obama, both nationwide and in a couple of swing states. the parent company of fox news channel owns the journal, by the way. according to the poll, the president now leads governor romney by 3 points among likely voters across the country, that's down from 5 points two weeks ago. the survey also shows the president's lead dropping to 1 point in the state of florida and two points in virginia. both of...
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both candidates right now, mitt romney and barack obama, no doubt, very nervous. i'm nervous, just looking at that picture. diane? >> okay, jake. i will see you tonight for the big event. and i want to bring in co-anchor of "good morning america" and anchor of "this week," my co-anchor tonight, george stephanopoulos. such a night after this long road. what are these two men thinking right now? >> reporter: probably exactly the same thing. tonight, don't take the other guy's bait. play your game. but there is more pressure on mitt romney tonight. you look at the polls right now, he's behind nationally, probably behind even more in the battleground statements. he needs a circuit breaker and he probably has to do something that gives people that say right now they're voting for the president, to give him a second look. >> give all of us a viewer's guide to what they are prepped to do. >> reporter: watch for almost every time mitt romney gets a question, he will try to turn it back to president obama's record. and make president obama bear responsibility for the econo
both candidates right now, mitt romney and barack obama, no doubt, very nervous. i'm nervous, just looking at that picture. diane? >> okay, jake. i will see you tonight for the big event. and i want to bring in co-anchor of "good morning america" and anchor of "this week," my co-anchor tonight, george stephanopoulos. such a night after this long road. what are these two men thinking right now? >> reporter: probably exactly the same thing. tonight, don't take the...
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both men have spent hours in private practicing against stand-in opponents. let's bring in white house correspondent nancy cordes, now. nancy, what does the president have to do here tonight? >> reporter: well, scott, obama campaign officials tell me the president is not coming into this debate looking far slug-fest with governor romney. that he wants to have a substantive conversation. they think that benefits him. they say he looks at this debate sort of the same way he looked at his convention speech a few weeks ago as a way to reach a much larger audience of americans who are going to be tuning in and want to hear more about his plan specifically when it comes to the middle-class. so because so much of tonight's debate is going to be about the economy, they say we can expect a very frank assessment from him about where the economy was when he took office and what he's done to improve it. >> pelley: nancy, you mentioned the large audience. it's estimated more than 50 million americans will watch tonight. our chief political spore respondent jan crawford is
both men have spent hours in private practicing against stand-in opponents. let's bring in white house correspondent nancy cordes, now. nancy, what does the president have to do here tonight? >> reporter: well, scott, obama campaign officials tell me the president is not coming into this debate looking far slug-fest with governor romney. that he wants to have a substantive conversation. they think that benefits him. they say he looks at this debate sort of the same way he looked at his...
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obama. and a coin toss determined the president will speak first with romney getting the last word. >> i'd ask the wealthy to pay a little more. >> more americans are living in poverty. >> reporter: after a relentless blitz of campaign ads and months hammering home familiar themes -- >> this is a country where everybody should get a fair shot and everybody should do their fair share. >> we can't afford four more years like the last four years. >> reporter: -- advisers on both sides agree tonight's debate presents a critical opportunity to break through to the american voter. >> this is an opportunity really to reach the voters that haven't yet made up their mind in an unfiltered way. >> they want to hear plans forward. they want to know what the president will do over the course of the next four years. >> reporter: with polls showing mr. obama leading in the swing states top aides encouraged the president to be himself, don't change what's working one senior adviser said. for his part romney
obama. and a coin toss determined the president will speak first with romney getting the last word. >> i'd ask the wealthy to pay a little more. >> more americans are living in poverty. >> reporter: after a relentless blitz of campaign ads and months hammering home familiar themes -- >> this is a country where everybody should get a fair shot and everybody should do their fair share. >> we can't afford four more years like the last four years. >> reporter: --...
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president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. [ female announcer ] but this is what the budget plan mitt romney supports actually does. more huge tax breaks skewed to the wealthy. while cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicaid... even though middle-class families rely on medicaid to help loved ones cover nursing-home care. and it helps parents support children with disabilities. if mitt romney really "cares," wouldn't we see it in his priorities? . >>> the metropolitan airport's authority added four members to the board and comes down amid questionable contracting prices. d.c. and maryland get an additional seat and virginia receives two. the maryland governor o'malley, speaking out now against penn national gaming and that that casino company is running false ads against question 7 on the november ballot. >> and the gaming company that is funding all of the ads, trying to claim that dollars never go to schools. total hogwash. complete lie. that is perpetuating. total falsehood for them to say we're not investing in education. >> the spokesman behind t
president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. [ female announcer ] but this is what the budget plan mitt romney supports actually does. more huge tax breaks skewed to the wealthy. while cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicaid... even though middle-class families rely on medicaid to help loved ones cover nursing-home care. and it helps parents support children with disabilities. if mitt romney really "cares," wouldn't we see it in his priorities? ....
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political analysts expect more tape from both sides on 33 days. positive day on wall street. the dow gained 12. s&p 500 finished ahead five. nasdaq was up 15. the struggling economy is blamed for another year of declining birthrate. cdc says there were fewer than 4 million in 2011 down 1% from the previous year. the lowest number since 1999. hispanic births were down 6%. 2% down for african-americans. followup on last night's story about the obama administration urging defense contractors not to issue legally required layoff notices despite impending cuts due to the budget impasse. known as the sequestration. mike emanuel has the update. >> by law they're required to issue layoff notices to employees they may need to cut if the half trillion in automatic cuts known as sequestration take effect january 2. the obama administration told contractors they don't need to follow the warn act issuing layoff notices 60 days out and offered to pay for legal bills if the contractors are later sued. one legal expert says it's not following the spirit of the law. >> the administration is s
political analysts expect more tape from both sides on 33 days. positive day on wall street. the dow gained 12. s&p 500 finished ahead five. nasdaq was up 15. the struggling economy is blamed for another year of declining birthrate. cdc says there were fewer than 4 million in 2011 down 1% from the previous year. the lowest number since 1999. hispanic births were down 6%. 2% down for african-americans. followup on last night's story about the obama administration urging defense contractors...
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president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. [ female announcer ] but this is what the budget plan mitt romney supports actually does. more huge tax breaks skewed to the wealthy. while cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicd... even though middle-class families rely on medicaid to help loved ones cover nursing-home care. and it helps parents support children with disabilities. if mitt romney really "cares," wouldn't we see it in his priorities? >>> now to the redskins. the team will host the undefeated falcons this sunday at fed ex field. >> and the defense will have its hands full with atlanta. shorts director scott smith has a preview. scott. >> reporter: a big day here for the nats. teddy wins the president's race and some news out of redskins park today. trent williams, pierre garcone a full go in practice today. some guys eliminating their ability to practice today and brandon banks, royster and we'll need a healthy squad full go come sunday against the falcons, a team known to be a big play threat and that is one of the areas that plagued the red
president obama and i both care about poor and middle-class families. [ female announcer ] but this is what the budget plan mitt romney supports actually does. more huge tax breaks skewed to the wealthy. while cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicd... even though middle-class families rely on medicaid to help loved ones cover nursing-home care. and it helps parents support children with disabilities. if mitt romney really "cares," wouldn't we see it in his priorities?...
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i think it may well be very difficult for both romney and obama to do that. i am not sure they are quite in the same ballpark as clinton was. i probably would, if i was trying to figure out which one might do that better than the other, i would probably give obama just a little bit of an edge because he comes off as being a little bit softer and a little bit more connected in some ways than romney does. that is a problem with romney. it is probably one of the biggest problems he needs to overcome. >> the moderator posting his 12th presidential debate. in 2008, he was trying to get both senator obama and senator mccain to address each other and answer some of the questions. >> let's go back to my question. how do you stand on the recovery plan? talk to each other about it. we have five minutes. we can negotiate a deal right here. do you favor the plan, senator obama? senator mccain, are you in favor of this plan? >> we have not seen the language yet. i think there is constructive work being done out there for the viewers who are watching. i am optimistic. the
i think it may well be very difficult for both romney and obama to do that. i am not sure they are quite in the same ballpark as clinton was. i probably would, if i was trying to figure out which one might do that better than the other, i would probably give obama just a little bit of an edge because he comes off as being a little bit softer and a little bit more connected in some ways than romney does. that is a problem with romney. it is probably one of the biggest problems he needs to...
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both economy and markets will play a big role in today's matchup. which candidate is the right fix for both? john taylor is an economic adviser to the romney campaign and joins us. you are going to say mitt romney. in terms of convincing the american people what you believe and what mr. romney believes what does mr. romney need to do and say? >> we have high unemployment. the last growth number 1.3%. we are not creating enough jobs to employ the working age population. you can put good spins on this. basically it is not good. as i look at this it is largely a problem of policy. the policy has not been pro growth. it has been short termism. >> with all due respect i'm sure you watch a lot of the sunday talk shows, the one before the first presidential debate everybody was saying mr. romney has not outlined his own economic proposal so while you may say mr. obama has fallen short mr. romney is not putting out his case. >> i disagree with that. there is a lot of specificity on proposals on energy, the keystone pipeline issue and regulation and make sur
both economy and markets will play a big role in today's matchup. which candidate is the right fix for both? john taylor is an economic adviser to the romney campaign and joins us. you are going to say mitt romney. in terms of convincing the american people what you believe and what mr. romney believes what does mr. romney need to do and say? >> we have high unemployment. the last growth number 1.3%. we are not creating enough jobs to employ the working age population. you can put good...
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both candidates walked through the hall here. president obama finished his walk-through a few moments ago. we have extended interview with romney advisor robert gibbs and romney advisor. we look at the controversy over the administration disregard of a law that requires layoff notices for defense contractors because of impending budget cuts. new details on who was behind last month deadly attack on the u.s. mission in libya and how organized it was. wait until you hear what was found today. "special report" from denver here in the debate hall starts at 6:00 eastern. now have back to new york and my colleagues with "the five." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> dana: today, secretary of state hillary clinton penalled to work with congress on the libya terror investigation. lawmakers want to know if the white house ignore requests for additional security from our consulate in months before, four americans were murdered three weeks ago. dick cheney thinks there was a coverup. >> this whole episode benghazi demonstrates that they don't have a handle
both candidates walked through the hall here. president obama finished his walk-through a few moments ago. we have extended interview with romney advisor robert gibbs and romney advisor. we look at the controversy over the administration disregard of a law that requires layoff notices for defense contractors because of impending budget cuts. new details on who was behind last month deadly attack on the u.s. mission in libya and how organized it was. wait until you hear what was found today....
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the bush and obama thing it's bipartisan under under the d.o.j. that too that's too high a burden it'll make investigations more difficult we want to be able to get it by without having to go through the warrant process. yeah i mean where is the get it is the warren process that is difficult i mean obviously if there's you know a kidnapped child or a missing person that getting a warrant should be pretty easy and pretty fast right and in reality you know you have exemptions for emergency this disclosure means doesn't exist like forty eight hours and if you are going to have a warrant if there is a few places in danger facebook is going to turn over the data. using internal data without a word we're talking about non them emergency non-life threatening routine investigations and a few days as we've just want to be able to argue with relevance what investigation as opposed to probable cause the something that the factually more privacy protective and so this is also what the federal legislation is proposing there's been a bunch of bills introduced m
the bush and obama thing it's bipartisan under under the d.o.j. that too that's too high a burden it'll make investigations more difficult we want to be able to get it by without having to go through the warrant process. yeah i mean where is the get it is the warren process that is difficult i mean obviously if there's you know a kidnapped child or a missing person that getting a warrant should be pretty easy and pretty fast right and in reality you know you have exemptions for emergency this...
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both the romney and obama cookies all welcome here. >> all right, we are getting near winter. a lot of acorns on the ground and a picture for you. jessica doyle sent this into us. she has a backyard covered with acorns. look at it. it's covered. literally. well it doesn't really mean anything. i used to think it does mean a harsh winter, but as indicative of last year's growing season, there are some that say it's not a predicter of this winter, but next winter. so take your pick. either nothing or the following winter. of course, we all hope it's a snowy winter, right kids? >> the kids do. >> that's right. michael and son weather cam, 82 was the high. we are still 81. look at the dew point. this is much more reminiscent of an early to mid september pattern. winter comes, pressure on the rise. satellite picture radar combined, we have a southerly flow. we can't shake all of the clouds. we shook most of them today and had some breaks in the clouds. most folks made it into the 80s. now we have a stationary front. this will wash itself out and move eastward and will be left with
both the romney and obama cookies all welcome here. >> all right, we are getting near winter. a lot of acorns on the ground and a picture for you. jessica doyle sent this into us. she has a backyard covered with acorns. look at it. it's covered. literally. well it doesn't really mean anything. i used to think it does mean a harsh winter, but as indicative of last year's growing season, there are some that say it's not a predicter of this winter, but next winter. so take your pick. either...
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>> president obama was relaxed this week. mitt romney, too, but he knows he has to change perceptions tonight. more voters see romney negatively than positively, and that loses elections. >> only two presidential candidates in the last 20 years have had a net negative image at this point and one of them lost, george h. w. bush, ann romney needs to improve that dynamic. >> romney got good news from three battlegrounds. in florida, he is down only by one. . still way behind in ohio peeling -- in florida, he is down only by one. he is still way behind in ohio. in virginia, he is behind by two. >> the idea that i am anti- immigrant is repulse of. do not use a term like that. >> even barack obama can sound like a professorial know what all. >> i understand the broader point senator cohen has been trying to make for the last several weeks. >> 90 minutes, no breaks, a back and forth on domestic issues with possible fireworks. >> i think you'll see both of them be more aggressive than either of their campaigns have predicted, because
>> president obama was relaxed this week. mitt romney, too, but he knows he has to change perceptions tonight. more voters see romney negatively than positively, and that loses elections. >> only two presidential candidates in the last 20 years have had a net negative image at this point and one of them lost, george h. w. bush, ann romney needs to improve that dynamic. >> romney got good news from three battlegrounds. in florida, he is down only by one. . still way behind in...
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he's got to figure out a way to both hurt obama, help himself, make credible arguments his economic plan will make the lives of 100% of americans better, and try to establish some connection with the american people he hasn't been able to do on far. it's a tall order. it's not impossible. >> well, thankfully, john, i'm near the department of theology here, so maybe he could do with assistance from the almighty. karen, speaking of prematch spin, we had the worst journalistic scoop since the hitler diary as john hannity foaming at the mouth as he aired a tape we've seen since 2007. what was the scoop? >> dog whistle politics. not only was it from 2007, but the president was talking about a conversation the country was having, but even president bush was talking about the socioeconomic situation that happened after hurricane katrina. they're very desperate at this time. how many times have we heard there's a shocker coming out and it ends up being a nonstory. that's one thing. the second idea was to send the message to the base of the party, you know, they like those dog whistles. i don't t
he's got to figure out a way to both hurt obama, help himself, make credible arguments his economic plan will make the lives of 100% of americans better, and try to establish some connection with the american people he hasn't been able to do on far. it's a tall order. it's not impossible. >> well, thankfully, john, i'm near the department of theology here, so maybe he could do with assistance from the almighty. karen, speaking of prematch spin, we had the worst journalistic scoop since...
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obama, 56. between their ears, both educated at elite prep schools. both with harvard law degrees, romney has an mba, too, for extra measure. smart, fit, focused men, but expect different physical signals. the president's message -- >> in charge. in charge, ready to go. things are not happening by accident. things have been deliberate. and he has a plan and he has the conviction that that's the best plan. >> the goal, calm confidence. but to avoid -- >> he purses his lips while nervous. maybe looks down. gathers his thoughts. it may be a signal he's nervous. romney tends to get argument ive. ing i thi ing. >> for romney, the goal may be warm smile, kind eye, open posture. avoid ko avoid condescending. >> he's got to make that connection if people are going to trust him and give him their vote. >> and remember this about debates. whatever the mission, there may be mayhem. all that is certain, two will enter. one will leave victorious. >> when they shake hands, these two haven't met for years. >> we'll be watching all of that. you just hear it on the ra
obama, 56. between their ears, both educated at elite prep schools. both with harvard law degrees, romney has an mba, too, for extra measure. smart, fit, focused men, but expect different physical signals. the president's message -- >> in charge. in charge, ready to go. things are not happening by accident. things have been deliberate. and he has a plan and he has the conviction that that's the best plan. >> the goal, calm confidence. but to avoid -- >> he purses his lips...
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and he's -- about a month -- two weeks ago the polls were broadly for obama. now it's closing a bit because of the male part. white males tend to be republican voters and they're coming back to romney a little bit after a bit. in ohio they're not. seems as if in ohio the bain capital message has sunk in. virginia, florida, the white vote will go to romney. >> what struck you about that apparent contradiction in the polling? >> i think you saw a little bit of that bounce kind of come down after the post-convention. you're seeing it sort of return to a place where it was very tight. you saw aa shift among independents in florida, which is what made up a lot of that shift. the striking thing about all three polls is how few persuadable voters there are. that's what these debates are usually about but it may wind up be something to turn out the base and fire up some of their people. >> one of the issue, i put this to both of you, one of the problems with mitt romney's campaign, which has been critiqued by those on the left and right, his friends and enemies, is th
and he's -- about a month -- two weeks ago the polls were broadly for obama. now it's closing a bit because of the male part. white males tend to be republican voters and they're coming back to romney a little bit after a bit. in ohio they're not. seems as if in ohio the bain capital message has sunk in. virginia, florida, the white vote will go to romney. >> what struck you about that apparent contradiction in the polling? >> i think you saw a little bit of that bounce kind of come...
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peter, both candidates want ear of undecided tonight. what will they be listening for? >> hey, lauren, very good. just in case you weren't sure about where we are, we are at the university of denver because the university is trying to be very low-key about all this and isn't trying to, you know, get any promotion from this or trying to, trying to maybe find new students or anything like that. it is very low-key, oh, anyway. listen, of course the big issue for both of these gentlemen, more so for governor romney is to get to these undecided voters, the president wants them to seal the deal. governor romney needs them badly according to the latest polls we've seen. today's "wall street journal" poll shows governor romney six points down. "wall street journal" poll, sorry, today's "wall street journal" poll shows him six points down. "fox news poll" shows him behind by eight points higher. so, kevin madden, governor romney's press person is saying the target for governor romney is the sliver of undecideds who he needs to come over to his side to get him back in the game an
peter, both candidates want ear of undecided tonight. what will they be listening for? >> hey, lauren, very good. just in case you weren't sure about where we are, we are at the university of denver because the university is trying to be very low-key about all this and isn't trying to, you know, get any promotion from this or trying to, trying to maybe find new students or anything like that. it is very low-key, oh, anyway. listen, of course the big issue for both of these gentlemen, more...
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on the grounds that they violated both protections by the first amendment and fifth due process a few months ago i sat down with one of the plaintiffs in the case hedges a hedge is the obama here's chris hedges himself breaking down the two sections of the n.d.a. that the lawsuit focuses on sections of ten twenty one and ten twenty two which in essence allows the executive branch to strip an american citizen of their constitutional rights to due process and to hold them in military facilities that's what we're question a very very tiny part of the bill which i think you know you don't have to be a legal scholar to determine is clearly unconstitutional mean we agree just violation of constitutional rights is really you know undeniable so we want to break down exactly what yesterday's ruling means for the n.d.a. for journalists and for the country itself i'm joined now by carl mayer attorney for the mayer law group karl what's the bigger takeaway here from this latest ruling on n.d.a. . thanks christine thanks for having me on the the import of this ruling is more procedural one than an
on the grounds that they violated both protections by the first amendment and fifth due process a few months ago i sat down with one of the plaintiffs in the case hedges a hedge is the obama here's chris hedges himself breaking down the two sections of the n.d.a. that the lawsuit focuses on sections of ten twenty one and ten twenty two which in essence allows the executive branch to strip an american citizen of their constitutional rights to due process and to hold them in military facilities...
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get a bill passed very early -- >> well, he had both sides on his side, right? for the first two years of his presidency, he had all in, you know? he had the leadership in terms of the democratic side, house and senate. so how is it possible that he didn't get more done when he had both sides of the aisle in his corner? >> if you let me finish, he did get a big stimulus bill passed, i would say within 6 to 12 months of taking office, the president's hand starts being felt on the economy. as you go through the four-year term, it then depends how big a problem you're dealing with. we were not dealing in early 2009 with the problems that are going to go away in one year or two years if super man was president. it was not going to be fixed in four years. by the way, i don't think he communicated that as well as he should have. to the american public. >> is there any evidence of business experience failing in the white house? >> well, there's herbert hoover. the best businessman to ascend to the white house was herbert hoover, by a margin. i wouldn't consider him a v
get a bill passed very early -- >> well, he had both sides on his side, right? for the first two years of his presidency, he had all in, you know? he had the leadership in terms of the democratic side, house and senate. so how is it possible that he didn't get more done when he had both sides of the aisle in his corner? >> if you let me finish, he did get a big stimulus bill passed, i would say within 6 to 12 months of taking office, the president's hand starts being felt on the...
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: president obama looked relaxed this week. mitt romney, too. but he knows he has to change perceptions tonight. more voters now see romney negatively than see him positively. and that loses elections. >>. >> reporter: in virginia, romney's down by just two. with a lot on the line in past debates, romney has done well. >> going against romney is not a fun thing. he has the facts. he drills you, stays, tenacious. >> reporter: and sometimes aggressive. >> the idea that i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. don't use a term like that. >> reporter: aides admit barack obama in debates can sound like a professorial know it all. >> i understand the broader point that senator clinton has been trying to make over the last several weeks. >> reporter: tonight's format is from 2008. moderator jim lehrer, 90 minutes, no breaks. with possible fireworks. >> i think you'll see both of them be more aggressive than either of their campaigns have predicted because the stakes are pretty high. >> reporter: the content could get even tighter, after tonig
: president obama looked relaxed this week. mitt romney, too. but he knows he has to change perceptions tonight. more voters now see romney negatively than see him positively. and that loses elections. >>. >> reporter: in virginia, romney's down by just two. with a lot on the line in past debates, romney has done well. >> going against romney is not a fun thing. he has the facts. he drills you, stays, tenacious. >> reporter: and sometimes aggressive. >> the idea...
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bashing china we all know that that's just the song and dance that after the election that they will both be knocking at china's door themselves recall that bill clinton in one thousand nine hundred two running against george h.w. bush spoke at the beijing pictures but after the november nineteenth to play to a lecture he helped to usher china into the world trade organization that's the kind of hot pockets need that basically turns off a good deal of the u.s. electorate how can you have a realistic debate about the problems that this country faces the many problems this country faces when the kinds of analysis and critique from the left are basically excluded basically this debate comes down in many ways to a choice between tweedle dum and tweedle dee nice way of putting it us historian gerald hole now ok let's get to business now u.s. jobs numbers are even not too bad news others are. not too bad preliminary report from a.d.p. says under sixty two thousand jobs were added in the united states in the month of september and therefore the markets they're looking positive we'll have to wait
bashing china we all know that that's just the song and dance that after the election that they will both be knocking at china's door themselves recall that bill clinton in one thousand nine hundred two running against george h.w. bush spoke at the beijing pictures but after the november nineteenth to play to a lecture he helped to usher china into the world trade organization that's the kind of hot pockets need that basically turns off a good deal of the u.s. electorate how can you have a...
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. >> gentlemen, thank you both. >> thank you. >> see you later. by the way, taxes are sure to be a big part of tonight's first presidential debate between governor romney and president obama. you can catch the entire debate right here co-hosted by maria and carl kwint knee ya. begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >> meanwhile, we're in the final stretch for the day ahead of the debate. we have the market mixed here. >> another trading snafu. nasdaq cancelling some kraft food group trades after a potential transaction error caused that stock to spike on the open this morning. just one more blow to investor confidence? and what's been done about this? >> then, facebook may soon track users and their buying habits offline. how do you like that? is this a privacy issue that will blow back on the company or a great business strategy? both sides of the debate coming up. ♪ [ male announcer ] the first look...is only the beginning. ♪ ♪ introducing a stunning work of technology. ♪ introducing the entirely new lexus es. and the first ever es hybrid. th
. >> gentlemen, thank you both. >> thank you. >> see you later. by the way, taxes are sure to be a big part of tonight's first presidential debate between governor romney and president obama. you can catch the entire debate right here co-hosted by maria and carl kwint knee ya. begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. >> meanwhile, we're in the final stretch for the day ahead of the debate. we have the market mixed here. >> another trading snafu. nasdaq cancelling some...
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both of the debaters will be coming this afternoon. one of them may be there already but both will be here to do their standard walk through. they will get up on the stage and stand at the podium and check the lighting and placement of shares and cameras and everything they need to do and that is not a non important thing. i was reading up on some past debates here. in president reagan's debate with vice president mondale one of his aides came out during the walk-through and noticed that the lighting and president reagan was not very good. it highlighted his sunken eyes believe it or not so the aid ended out figuring out there was a reflection of of the podium under president reagan's eyes. so he put out a cab to block the light and said that made a critical difference on how well president reagan looked. part of the procedure is for the candidates to get comfortable and get the feel of the podium and the platform and the debate all. ashley: little things can make a big difference. all the way back to richard nixon's wedding in the ken
both of the debaters will be coming this afternoon. one of them may be there already but both will be here to do their standard walk through. they will get up on the stage and stand at the podium and check the lighting and placement of shares and cameras and everything they need to do and that is not a non important thing. i was reading up on some past debates here. in president reagan's debate with vice president mondale one of his aides came out during the walk-through and noticed that the...
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i want you to look at the two ads run by both campaigns, fascinating and telling because they're both using the same argument, even the same imagery against one another. >> indiana has two paths. richard murdoch made -- the taxpayer funded wall street bailout, even obama care. >> richard murdoch fights for tax breaks for companies that drive jobs to china. >> donley, it is my way or the highway. >> >> we need less reckless part partisanship and more hoosier common sense. >> i was covering this race the night that richard lugar lost the primary. he wanted to have another term but didn't get a chance to get one because of his own party. it really is one of those states that republicans did not expect to or hope to spend money in because they have problems elsewhere. but they have to now. >> a lot of money as you very well know involved in some of the races. that's indiana. connecticut here, democrats having the same problem republicans are having in indiana, correct? >> right. connecticut is historically a blue state when it comes to the senate. senator. there hasn't been a republican s
i want you to look at the two ads run by both campaigns, fascinating and telling because they're both using the same argument, even the same imagery against one another. >> indiana has two paths. richard murdoch made -- the taxpayer funded wall street bailout, even obama care. >> richard murdoch fights for tax breaks for companies that drive jobs to china. >> donley, it is my way or the highway. >> >> we need less reckless part partisanship and more hoosier common...
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trying to attract chinese investment at the same time you have these political candidates such as mr obama and mr romney basically bashing china now we all know that that's just a song and dance that have to be election that they will both be knocking at china's door themselves recall that bill clinton one thousand nine hundred two running against george h.w. bush spoke at the beijing butchers but after the november one thousand nine hundred ninety two election he helped to usher china into the world trade organization that's the kind of what partner state but basically turned off a good deal of the u.s. electoral job from going to leave it there but thank you so it's cheryl hall and on the line all the stories much appreciated this is a short break to me to say with a business update for this said late wednesday night in moscow thanks for being with us. if you're passing through rushes to veer region you really can walk on the wild side thousands of kilometers of unspoiled countryside make up an area where it's still possible to live off the land and enterprising locals so the fruits of t
trying to attract chinese investment at the same time you have these political candidates such as mr obama and mr romney basically bashing china now we all know that that's just a song and dance that have to be election that they will both be knocking at china's door themselves recall that bill clinton one thousand nine hundred two running against george h.w. bush spoke at the beijing butchers but after the november one thousand nine hundred ninety two election he helped to usher china into the...
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both of us think it was wrong for president obama to snub the prime minister of israel. >> i do not know what his schedule is. you characterized -- rhetoric about snubbing, been weak, i do not know what the situation was for the president's office, his schedule, what the israeli prime minister's schedule was. if it is possible, you should always meet with foreign heads of government you so what the -- of government. >> so what scheduling conference the think would be sufficient? he declined requests from the prime minister to meet when the prime minister was in new york. my understanding is that during that same week he went on david letterman and "the view." >> at the same time? you are using that as an excuse? >> we do not even know. you do not even know. you slander our president and do not even know his schedule. >> i am describing his conduct. >> i do not know david letterman's personal schedule or the president's, but we have come to the bottom of a half- hour. much more in the next 30 minutes. >> thank you. a spirited, sometimes fiery debate between our two than senate candidates.
both of us think it was wrong for president obama to snub the prime minister of israel. >> i do not know what his schedule is. you characterized -- rhetoric about snubbing, been weak, i do not know what the situation was for the president's office, his schedule, what the israeli prime minister's schedule was. if it is possible, you should always meet with foreign heads of government you so what the -- of government. >> so what scheduling conference the think would be sufficient? he...
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it's both, it's a two-part sale. he needs to make the case against obama and why obama has failed and why he won't, nothing will change if obama's reelected. but at the same time, he needs to present a compelling, alternate vision, and that's one of the reasons he's stalled in the polls. people realize that obama has not delivered, but romney hasn't effectively delivered that message. so he needs to do that tonight, joe is right. but at the same time, the challenge to obama is he has not explained how his second term would be different, and if he doesn't do that, then he's going to have a hard time making the sale as well. megyn: joe, is there, you know, is there, is there more opportunity for mitt romney tonight than we've seen on any other night? i mean, is this really -- like, this is his chance to do it? >> certainly in past debates the challenger seems to do very well in the first one, again, partly just because being there with the president of the united states regardless of party adds to your stature and puts
it's both, it's a two-part sale. he needs to make the case against obama and why obama has failed and why he won't, nothing will change if obama's reelected. but at the same time, he needs to present a compelling, alternate vision, and that's one of the reasons he's stalled in the polls. people realize that obama has not delivered, but romney hasn't effectively delivered that message. so he needs to do that tonight, joe is right. but at the same time, the challenge to obama is he has not...
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the stakes for both president obama and mitt romney are big. but obviously bigger for mitt romney because he's had a bad couple of weeks and i think there is more pressure on him at this point to do something that changes the nature of the debate, changes the nature of the race, gives people an opportunity to take a fresh look at him and i think that's what he'll be trying to do tonight. >> what do you think the winning strategies are? your second question. the winning strategies for each side. >> the winning strategy for governor romney is to do two things which are not easily done together. one is to be pretty aggressive on the president, to go after him, to attack him in ways that he's not been able to do because they've never been face to face. at the same time he needs to come across as likable. he's got a deficit on that issue and has to do those together. that's not easy as one of the republican strategists i talked to said to me. no pressure. he's got to do all these things at once. for president obama he's getting a lot of advice. don'
the stakes for both president obama and mitt romney are big. but obviously bigger for mitt romney because he's had a bad couple of weeks and i think there is more pressure on him at this point to do something that changes the nature of the debate, changes the nature of the race, gives people an opportunity to take a fresh look at him and i think that's what he'll be trying to do tonight. >> what do you think the winning strategies are? your second question. the winning strategies for each...
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. >> obama advisers are also spending. reminding voters that the president's day drop has interfered with practice sessions. both candidates know that every question comes. fumbles can be costly. >> after tonight's debate voters will get a chance to see them square off two more times. >>you can watch tonight debate streaming live on wgntv.com. meantime, a conservative news outlet has re-released video of a speech barack obama gave during his presidentical campaign in 2007. in the speech obama accuses the federal government of failing predominately minority victims of hurricane katrina. local communities were required to come up with matching funds for federal dollars. a policy that was waived for victims of 9-11 in new york and hurricane andrew in florida. >>where is your dollar? makes no sense. tells me that the people down in new orleans they do not care about as much. the speech was covered by the major networks in 2007. obama's remarks are not new but conservatives say his words were racially charged. they accuse the p
. >> obama advisers are also spending. reminding voters that the president's day drop has interfered with practice sessions. both candidates know that every question comes. fumbles can be costly. >> after tonight's debate voters will get a chance to see them square off two more times. >>you can watch tonight debate streaming live on wgntv.com. meantime, a conservative news outlet has re-released video of a speech barack obama gave during his presidentical campaign in 2007. in...